Summer Glau's new show: Sarah Connor Chronicles

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GROOSALUGG

Monday, January 14, 2008 7:22 AM

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Originally posted by jewelstaitefan:
Does anybody remember the lines that sounded like Firefly lines? I can't believe I already forgot them.

I didn't even notice those, but in hindsight, the 'bank robbery' scene made me smile.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Monday, January 14, 2008 7:39 AM

i think there was one in the scene with the chair that bullets couldn't penetrate, the 2 terminators first battle it out. I think John said something, can't remember what.

JONGSSTRAW

Monday, January 14, 2008 12:31 PM

It was pretty cool hearing Summer say those immortal words "come with me if you want to live", previously utterred only by Michael Biehn & Schwarzennegger.

KC5F

Monday, January 14, 2008 1:31 PM

The only line that stuck with me was when Sarah has the gun Cameron/Summer had just put together and is told she can shoot when the isotope turns red. She asks if it's nuclear, and Summer looks at her and says after a slight pause, "Not really..."

FLATTOP

Monday, January 14, 2008 3:05 PM

(Reposted from vote thread)

Summer Glau (OK fine, it's The Sarah Conner Chronicles, but we all know who's really getting the votes ) has already gotten 8 votes in the TVVOTE nominations poll.

My only problem with the show so far (and it's a nit, 'cause if you just let go of most of the previous timelines it works) is that Sarah's FBI file indicates that she's 32, and Sarah says John is 15. That makes her 17 at conception, and even in the first film she was living on her own with a roommate. Age not specified, but I'd consider it /very/ odd for someone not yet 18 to have an apartment. Would it have been such a problem to make her 35-36?

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MUGGI

Monday, January 14, 2008 3:28 PM

One thing that bothered me quite a bit, and this is common in MANY tv shows...the "bad guy" is down for the count early, and they decide to...run away.

The bad Terminator was shut down, by Cameron's own admission, for 2-3 minutes I think it was? I know it was over 100 seconds...seems like a perfect opportunity to RIP HIM INTO LITTLE PIECES

Maybe he's too tough or something, who knows but..seems like a wasted opportunity :P

FLATTOP

Monday, January 14, 2008 4:03 PM

Excellent point.

Down for 120 seconds (2 minutes).

Seems to me that even if you couldn't 'kill' it, something useful like blinding, or removing enough skin to make it impossible to pass for human would be doable, and useful. With all the study and training Sarah and John have I'd expect them to think of that.

Kids at school report a 'robot legged' guy shot the place up, and now a robot is walking around...
Let him deal with the national guard for a bit. There may not be any man portable guns that'll stop a terminator, but let's see how it does vs. an anti-tank weapon.

Still love the show!

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GROOSALUGG

Monday, January 14, 2008 6:39 PM

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Originally posted by FlatTop:
My only problem with the show so far (and it's a nit, 'cause if you just let go of most of the previous timelines it works) is that Sarah's FBI file indicates that she's 32, and Sarah says John is 15. That makes her 17 at conception, and even in the first film she was living on her own with a roommate. Age not specified, but I'd consider it /very/ odd for someone not yet 18 to have an apartment. Would it have been such a problem to make her 35-36?

I agree--my only gripes are age/timeline related, too.

The first one was set in 1984--specifically stated to be so in T2 by one of the cops who comes to see Sarah at the mental hospital. The date in T2 was never given, but even tho it came out in '91, 'official sources' say it takes place in '95. Silberman says Sarah is 29 in T2, making her 18 in the original. Judgement day is 8/29/97.

Now, jump into the TV show, and it's 1999, and suddenly the events of T2 happened two years ago, not four? In just two years John went from being 10 to 15? I don't see where the problem would've been in keeping the events of T2 set in '95, and starting the show off in 2000, with the two of them having been on the run for five years instead of two. And then by the end of the pilot you've time-traveled the entire thing forward into 2007, anyway, so what difference does it make?

Just a minor complaint, but since I think they did a good job with the rest of it, this kinda niggled me...

ASARIAN

Tuesday, January 15, 2008 2:13 AM

'Tweren't all that bad. Sarah will probably die. You know why? Because she's not pretty enough for God to let her live! :) Okay, with that bitty shallowness out of the way (after all, Summer makes more than up for that), I'm a mite worried about the number of deviations from canon: that's usually not a good sign, in terms of a show's longevity. I must say I had expected a bit more, though. It had the level of a decent Bionic Woman episode, but not much above it.

Well, maybe I was thrown off-balance by my profound dislike of Heroes star Zach, 'bedroom eyes' Thomas Dekker. He has a good face to adorn the wall of a teenage girl's bedroom, but I rather not see him near anything serious. I'm not looking for an American Idol, just a good actor. Edward Furlong was a far better and more agreeable John Connor than whats-his-name. And I liked Linda Hamilton better, too; so there. :)

But, as if there was ever a doubt, Summer again makes more than up for all the shortcomings. :) You tell em, girl! It's not safe.. for them!

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GAPSULE

Tuesday, January 15, 2008 4:11 AM

The terminator timeline has always been screwed up, but since this show isn't meant to deal with canon we have no troubles. If you try to read all the books and comics with a preconceived timeline in your head, your head will explode.

Almost every entertainment program has problems when it comes to time, even Angel had problems with its timeline. It's one of those things that is just to complex for us mere mortals. How old is he really?

T3 changed John's age to 13 rather than the 10 shown in T2.

My view is that if it doesn't say James Cameron, it ain't canon.

I found a nice website that sort of shows you the mess.
http://www.terminatorfiles.com/saga_timeline.htm

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